Twine-holder



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Application'iiled @ctober A2.2, 192D. Serial No. 418,681.

Too tti/om may concern:vv

it lrnoivnthat l, WILLIAM J. Sro'r'r, a citizen ofthe lUnited yStatesresiding at lilorcester. in the count;7 of Vorcester and State 'ofliassachn'setts, have invented a new v and useful Twine-Holder, of whichthe following' is a specification.

'intention relates to a device for re-A ceiving and holding shortlengths of twine and string for the purpose of keeping the saine in aposition Where they will he readily accessible :i in an unt gledcondition.

lfhe principal objects or he invention are to provide a deviceof thischaracter with ineens for temporarily holding one end of each piecev orstring orjtwine While it is 'wonmil on a cylinder from that ond, and' toprovide for conveniently locating the sa-Ine ord of the stri* e; afterthe ,Winding operation is conipleteh so that it Will he easy to l theagain have it autoiv `eh itself from the cylinder; 'Ovide an 4improves`spring tension holding; the string or cord in a is heinDV Wound7 and ritwhen' desired. y 'otages of the inappear hereinafter. n .'s to hehad tothe accompanys in Which-` is a view of a of the invention;

plan of the same, and v Al. end View. The' arrows l, 2 and 3 indieto thedirections in which the respective views are talren.y

ln the vforni illustrated, the article" einhodles a `support, l0 which'l have shown as heine; fired to a vertical Wall, although it isapplicahle to a horizontal or other surface. lfhisconsists of a piece ofsheet rnetal hav-v ine' a fiat portion adaptedto engage the surface towhich it is attached, hy means of screws or the like. lt also isprovided withy two entre ll constituting' ,supporting plates, each ofwhich is providedwith a perforation at l2 constituting a hearing for aShaft 13.

This shaft 13 has a crankl lllon the end for turning' it hv hand. lt isvprovided with a cylindrical center portion or drum 15 extending fromone hearing' to the other. @n this are located two headsv 16 yand 17.have shown the head lo as formed of Wood and the head l? of sheet metal,although these materials are not absolutely essentiah p preferred itwill hel seen that the central portion l5 andthetvvo vheads 16 and 1*.7together constitute a spool.

".lhe head lo is in' act and of plain cylindrical forni, hut it isprovided With avnotch lo? cut into its edge and with a spring 19 secnredtoits edge projecting over the notch.V This spring is offset its end 20to facilitate the entrance a string' or cord under it, so that it vcanoe held hetiveen it head. @ne of `the this position. v

-Qn the support l0 are fixed two-brackets 22 bent up into parallelplanes. at their adjacent ends. These adjacent ends have hear-y snpporta shaft 23 on which is Wound a stringi' 2A ing the support l0.

cords A is shown as in Also mounted on this `shaftkis a hralre 25preferahly Vformed of metal and having tvvo ears 26 hent heyond thenotch and andthe edge of the spool havingone end engag# 'i into parallelplanes and perforated. These i tivo ears are carried on the shaft 23 sothat the hralreis pivote/.ily mounted thereon. rlhe opposite end o' thespring' 24; presses against this .hr-alie 25 and forces itA against thestring' or cord on the spool.

The operative face 27. of straiht and extends substantially theivholelen f the spool between the heads. It is vlocated in Stich position thatthe brake is, as nearly as possible, tangent to the hodv of this lhrakeVis the string onth'e spool at all times no matter hon7 inueh there mayhe on it.

ln the operation if the device a ystring' that it desired to save istaken near `one end and forced 1Linder the spring 19 into the po# sitionshown vat A in 8. 'l'his temporarily holds that end ofthe string. The

operator then turns the crank le in the right `hand direction in Fig...l" and lthus* As it is Winds the string on the spool. Wound the brakeholds it down and keeps it tant,` hut the operator controls the feedlon-` the crank is turned in the opposite direction. An end is separatedby ,the fiat operaylio ' tive surface A27 of the brake as the spoolrotates backward andY isccaught bythe lett hand if desired While thestring isbeing'un# Woundf The brake itseltivill serve to un- Wind itunder ordinary circumstances if the crank is turned continuously in theleft Ahand direction. y Y

Whenthe loose end B is reached the saine Will be readily Withdrawn fromthe notch 18 as no :torce can be applied by the'spoo to theend While inthat notch. i l y p In this Way the strings that corne tied aroundpackages can be preserved in an un tangled and readilyaccessibleconoition, thus' savinga .great deal of time in the household or officeand l' conserving' one of. our Waste'productsl Y l l Although I haveillustrated'and described only a'single4 vform of the'invention I aniaWare ot the Vfact that modifications can be made thereinWithout'departing troni the scope of the invention as expressed intheclaims. Therefore I do not Wish (to be limited to all the details" or"construction hereinshownand'described,`but what I do ll. As an'artieleot manufacture, a string holder comprisingY a support having'twobearingsyanshat supported by thebearings provided-With a cranlr foroperating it,

anda spool on `the shaijt comprising la head provided with yieldingineans for holding the loose ends of the strings and with a notch in:theedge of the spool head' forreceivi'nga plurality of loose ends.

y2. In a string holder, vthe combination of 'a support havingtwobearings,a shart rotatablymounted in said bearings, a spool on A theshaft-comprising a head7 and a spring on theedge of the head for holding'the looseV ends of the strings, said head having a notchtherethroughunder said-.spring ior receiving a plurality olloosepends. 3. Ina stringholder, the combination ot' a su ortoonsisti'noot a sheet metalinernbenad'apted tov be securedfto a Wall andV Vhaving two progections`extending `from lits opposite ends in'parallel.planes9 said p`ro-`jeetions Ahaving a pair otbearings3 ajshaft `supportedin said be'arings5a pair o'fspool heads on fsaidrshattnear its endsbetween spool.

said bearings, a pair of Abrackets on said support between saidprojections, a shai't or stud supported'by said brackets parallel withthe first nained shaft, a spring coiled around said shaft or studYhaving one end projecting therefrom, and abrake consisting of aslieet'fmetal member having two ears Vbent into parallel position andpivoted on said shaft or stud, said brake being located 4in position tobe engaged by the free.V end or said spring and having a Wide operativesurface extending substantially the full length of said Vspool betweensaid heads for engaging with lspring pressure any string Woundl on .thespool.

l. Ina string holder, the combination of a support'adaptedV to'besecured to awall and havingl apair of bearingsra shaftsupported in saidbea-ringsa pairo" spool heads on said shaft, apair of bracketsl on saidsupport between said bearings, a shaft or stud supported by Vsaidbrackets parallel With thc first nained shaft, a spring coiled aroundsaid shaft or stud having one end .projecting th'ererom,1and a brakeconsist- 'ingoi aV sheet metal member having two ears bont into parallelpositionan'd pivoted on said', shaftA oriV stud, said brake .beinglocated 'in position to be engaged by the tree end of saidlspringandhaving a Wide .operative surface ent-ending substantially the fulllength of Said spool between said heads for'Yengedgingy string Wound onthe yengaging string'wound onl the spool.

V.ln testimony whereof I have hereunto athxed my signature.

Y WILLIAM, i. srof'rr. Y

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